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To: Gay State Conservative
...can that parent be held responsible to any degree for the child in question "going wrong"?

If you mean by God, yes he can, and the parent had best repent like any of us.

If you mean by me, well its not my job to hold people morally accountable beyond how it is my responsibility in culture (for example, I would not want irresponsible adults to look after my children, or those of others if I were in charge of a school etc).

The hard part of the question is how far the law ought to hold parents accountable for things their children do due to bad influence. And I guess there are some cases where it would be clearly appropriate...like a parent encouraging their 5 year old shop lift...and those where it was clearly not appropriate, and those in between.

87 posted on 06/26/2013 12:21:59 PM PDT by AndyTheBear
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To: AndyTheBear
If you mean by me, well its not my job to hold people morally accountable...

So that might mean,among other things,that you couldn't vote to convict a person,regardless of the evidence,if you were a juror? Sorry...I can't even come close to that position.I guess one day I'll have to deal with my Creator if my basic attitude is substantially at odds with His expectations.

88 posted on 06/26/2013 12:28:36 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (The Civil Servants Are No Longer Servants...Or Civil.)
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